NEW YORK, March 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose in a broad
rally on Thursday, with banking stocks among the biggest gainers
of the day, though tech shares were pressured by a weak outlook
from Intel.

Nine of the 10 primary S&P 500 sectors were higher on the
day, though the rally only represented a partial rebound off a
recent bout of weakness, which took the S&P 500 down in eight of
the past 11 sessions, and off 3 percent over the past four
sessions alone.

The weakness has largely been driven by concerns the Fed
could raise rates as early as June. Last week's strong payroll
report solidified this view as the central bank said it would
begin raising rates when it deemed the economy strong enough.
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